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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Vase
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

Manufacturer Alton Mfg. Co.
CultureAmerican
Date1907-1908
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4796
Not on view
DescriptionVase of blown glass. Trevaise glass. Green with blue iridescent tooled through with narrow scrolls over all. Polished button pontil. Multiple annealing cracks throughout.

Published ReferencesTHE SANDWICH GLASS MUSEUM COLLECTION, pg. 32, row 2, #3, similar to this vase illustrated. TIFFANY CATALOGUE, 1978, Item #168.
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